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Jonathan Hobin's exhibit, "In the Playroom," stars children acting out modern-day horrors from 9-11 to prisoner abuse.
Hobin went on to say:
"Kids have always taken what they see in life and incorporated it into their play. Play is a tool that kids use to process and understand the world around them.
All I've done is exaggerate those reflections of our world that kids see."
The 12 photographs, three years in the making, are on display at Ottawa's Dale Smith Gallery until Sunday.
Check out Jonathan's website for more exhibit information
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very disturbing photography, not cool at all dude!
So many of you complain that the use of kids here is exploitation.
Yet how many kids act in television shows, movies, magazines…?
He's an artist trying to get his point across. It's about how kids are affected by what they see so it makes sense they are in the picture?
+ seems like he knows how to get ppl their attention at least, even if it's negative.
While I don't buy the child exploitation criticism, I don't like the photos. They look contrived to be offensive rather than being moving in a more organic manner. They look cartoonish and canned which is out of sync with the subject matter. That me takes me out of the experience.
The result is art that is silly at best and offensive at worst. The work is superficial so he had to go for controversy where a better artist can connect on a deeper level with their audience.
I think it's superfacial because he's making fun of the superfacial mass media.
for #6: its called 39 lashes, which according to the Bible is how many lashes Christ received pre-crucifixion. There are pictures of jesus and a cross on the wall, the girl is reading a bible, but also has several Louis Vuitton items in her hospital room… even with all these clues, i have no idea what incident #6 is supposed to represent.
A girl with cancer?
I'm thinking Tammy Faye.
Gotta like someone with balls
also #9 gorgeous blondie!! :p
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This guy obviously generated something note worthy or no one would have felt compelled to comment. I dare the critics to do the same.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO1S-Aq0UOk
http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/16/the-kids-are-n…
Isn't this the point of photography? Of any art, really? To make you think, and to stir up emotions? I personally, think he did amazing. This makes me feel mad and disturbed seeing the missing picture- the jonbenet one- more than any of the others, so I must say, kudos to Jonathon Hobin.